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Storms Don’t Last Forever

A few weeks ago much of the UK was battered by Storm Doris.  High winds and torrential rain affected many areas of the country. One Thursday after arriving home from a morning out cut short because of the inclement weather; I watched the rain beating against the glass of my bedroom window, observing the dark grey clouds while I lay down on my bed battling the effects of chronic pain ravaging throughout my legs. I lay there wondering if and when...

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2017: A Year for Grace

2017 is, many would argue is finally upon us. It is the time for new calendars, new diaries, and for many the promise of a fresh start as if January 1st provides a clean slate, erasing all of our past mistakes and bad habits.  As if the turn of a date on a calendar assures us that we will become entirely new and improved people. [caption id="attachment_70542" align="alignnone" width="2000"] Welcome, 2017! [/caption] It is also the year when lots of people make ambitious and...

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HAWMC Day 28: H.E.A.L.T.H

Welcome to the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge brought together by WEGO Health – a social network for all health activists.  Again, I am participating in the annual Writer’s Month Challenge in which I will be writing about my health activism and health condition based upon given prompts. Tuesday 28th April: H.E.A.L.T.H  Use 'health' as an acronym and come up with words that represent your Health Activist journey. H is for HOPE As I have written in earlier posts, hope is a vital ingredient for life...

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Keep Calm…and Stay Positive

As most of you know, that due to the unknown cause of my neurological condition is starting to get me down.  It is frustrating and disheartening when the doctors are unable to give you the answers that you so desperately crave.  It is simple - being undiagnosed is dejecting and can causes psychological symptoms such as depression.  All we crave is a diagnosis - a name for the cause of all that we go through on a daily basis.  A...

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